Biology:Brookesia ebenaui
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Brookesia |
| Species: | B. ebenaui
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Brookesia ebenaui (northern leaf chameleon[4][1] or Ebenau's leaf chameleon[5]) is a chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species, which is endemic to Madagascar , can rapidly change color among various earth hues.[6]
Etymology
The specific name, ebenaui, is in honor of German zoologist Karl Ebenau.[7]
Geographic range
B. ebenaui is found in extreme northern Madagascar.[4]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of B. ebenaui is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 800 m (2,600 ft).[4]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Brookesia ebenaui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 April 2018.
- ↑ "Brookesia ebenaui ". Encyclopedia of Life. EOL.org
- ↑ "Brookesia ebenaui (Boettger, 1880)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=715065. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Wildherps.com
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Brookesia ebenaui, p. 80).
Further reading
- Boettger O (1880). "Diagnoses reptilium et batrachiorum novorum a Carolo Ebenau in insula Nossi-Bé Madagascariensis lectorum ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 3: 279–283. (Chamaeleo ebenaui, new species, p. 280). (in Latin).
- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III ... Chamæleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Brookesia ebenaui, new combination, p. 475)
- Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag /Serpents Tale. 480 pp. ISBN:978-3929449-01-3.
- Henkel F-W, Schmidt W (2000). Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar and the Mascarene, Seychelles, and Comoro Islands. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. vii + 316 pp. ISBN:978-1575240145.
- Ramanantsoa GA (1980). "Description de deux nouvelles espèces de Brookesia (Reptilia, Squamata, Chameleonidae): B. legendre et B. bonsi". Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris 4 (1): 685–693. (Brookesia legendrei, new species). (in French).
Photolinks
Wikidata ☰ Q2712688 entry
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